The Lie and How We Told It Lyrics

Lyric discussion by acorm88 

Cover art for The Lie and How We Told It lyrics by Yo La Tengo

it is a very 'Yo La Tengo' song, Ira's typical hammer-ons, a D-chord progression similar to many earlier Yo La songs like 'I Heard You Looking'.. . maybe that's why they don't play this one as much...

I completely agree with everyzoe, just a great summer bike riding song. I think its about ignoring some inevitable end to a relationship or just ignoring some inevitable end in any aspect of life. The "we don't dare" refrain seems like an encouragement to ignore what the future holds and just enjoy the moment, but the second verse is pretty cryptic...